May Day Books Blog

  “Beethoven and Shostakovich – Composers of Revolution” by Alan Woods, 2006 This handy pamphlet challenges the idea that art is a purely...

  “The Undertow – Scenes from a Slow Civil War” by Jeff Sharlet, 2023 Like many books, the title does not describe what is inside.   It’s ...

  Periodical Survey:  Newspapers and  Magazines  May Day Books carries an almost complete set of current left-wing newspapers and magazine...

  “The Magic Kingdom” by Russell Banks, 2022 This is the last book by the great writer Russell Banks, who died in January this year.  Bank...

  “Harsh Times ” by Mario Vargas Llosa, 2019 This is a fictional recreation of the coup and its’ aftermath against Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán in...

  “Whole World in an Uproar” – Music, Rebellion and Repression – 1955-1972 by Aaron Leonard This is an excellent look back at the ties bet...

  “Jesus – A Life in Class Conflict” by J. Crossley & R.J. Myles, 2023 This is a historical-materialist study of the Jesus movement in...